Tuna Salad Sandwich
Serving Size: 1 sandwich
Number of Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients:
2 six-ounce cans unsalted tuna in water, drained
1 celery stalk, peeled and chopped
¼ cup onion, chopped
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
6 slices whole wheat bread
3 lettuce leaves, washed
Directions:
- Chop celery stalk into small pieces.
- Chop onion into very small pieces.
- Drain water from the cans of tuna.
- Put the tuna, celery, onion, pickle relish and mayonnaise in a medium bowl. Stir well.
- Spread ½ cup of the tuna mixture on three bread slices.
- Top each sandwich with a washed lettuce leaf and the remaining bread slices.
- Cut sandwich in half or as desired.
* If desired, you can substitute whole wheat bread with other alternatives, such as pita bread, English muffins, tortillas, bagels, or other whole-grain breads. You can even spread the tuna mixture on crackers.
** For more variety, you can add tomato and/or cucumber slices to the tuna sandwich. You can also add ½ cup of cooked, hard boiled eggs to the tuna mixture in Step 4.
** If your child is allergic to fish, you can substitute tuna with cooked chicken or ham.
Set up a kitchen for toddlers! Set aside a drawer or lower shelf in a cabinet for your toddler. Fill it with kitchen tools to play with, that are also child-safe. Some ideas: old pans (will make noise!), wooden spoons, nesting bowls, plastic storage containers, measuring spoons, rubber spatulas, a rolling pin, old food containers that have been cleaned, etc… Now the toddler can “help” while you are in the kitchen! |
A Celebration of Celery!
Have a celery celebration, a fun activity that can be adapted for toddlers, preschool and school-age children!
1 bunch fresh celery
Fillings (choose one or more):
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Peanut Butter (However, have caution! Do not feed peanut butter to infants, and make sure that no one has nut allergies!)
Suggested Toppings (choose one or more):
Spices (such as Cinnamon, Garlic Salt, Italian Herbs, and/or Black Pepper)
Coconut,
Raisins
Dried Cranberries
PREPARATION: Place fillings and toppings in small bowls with spoons for children to use. Set out celery, and child-safe plastic knives (older children may be able to use table knives). Do not prepare celery just by yourself – it is part of the fun for children!
STEP 1 – BREAK THE CELERY INTO STALKS: Have your child (or children) break up the celery into stalks. Use this opportunity to talk a bit about your food. You could ask “Which side of the celery would be in the ground?” or “How might the celery use its leaves?”
STEP 2- WASH THE CELERY: Children can help you with washing the celery stalks –a great opportunity to talk about hygiene and why we wash food.
STEP 3 – CUT THE CELERY INTO SMALL PIECES: Have the child (or children) cut the stalks into bite-size pieces using a table knife that is safe and age-appropriate for your child (assist as needed). This activity provides a great opportunity for math! Try asking older children to cut pieces that are 1 ½ inches long, or to cut the stalks into quarters. Younger children can simply cut the celery stalks using safer plastic knives. Ask them which pieces are bigger, and which are smaller!
STEP 4 – ADD FILLING: Have the child (or children) spoon the filling into the grove in the celery. Younger children may need assistance.
STEP 5 – ADD TOPPING: Finish by having each child top the filled celery with their choice of toppings. For more fun, have a variety of choices available. Talk about which ones they think taste the best together. Which are sweet, which are savory, which are salty? ENJOY! |
